Bilateral hip dysplasia in a South African male: A case study from the 17-18th century.

Objective: To identify, critically analyse and describe severe bilateral skeletal pathology involving the ossa coxae of an individual from historic era Cape Town.

Materials: A single individual from the University of Cape Town's Human Skeletal Repository was analysed under research approval (HREC# 035/2021).

Methods: An osteobiography was constructed, radiocarbon dating and isotopic analyses were conducted.

The role of medical equipment in the spread of nosocomial infections: a cross-sectional study in four tertiary public health facilities in Uganda.

Background: With many medical equipment in hospitals coming in direct contact with healthcare workers, patients, technicians, cleaners and sometimes care givers, it is important to pay close attention to their capacity in harboring potentially harmful pathogens. The goal of this study was to assess the role that medical equipment may potentially play in hospital acquired infections in four public health facilities in Uganda.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2017 to January 2018 in four public health facilities in Uganda.

Biomaterials use in Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda: Access and affordability.

Students in Biomaterials BBE3102 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda were assigned semester long group projects in the first semester of the 2014-15 academic year to determine the biomaterials type and usage in Mulago National Referral Hospital, which is emblematic of large public hospitals across East Africa. Information gathering was conducted through student interviews with Mulago physicians because there were no archival records. The students divided themselves into seven project groups covering biomaterials use in the areas of wound closure, dental and oral surgery, cardiology, burn care, bone repair, ophthalmology and total joint replacement.